JUSTIFIED: Video of Shootout Between Criminal and CCW’er at Chicago Gas Station
The Elmwood Park police have recently released a surveillance video from an April 8 shootout at a gas station that led to the death of a 43-year-old Chicago man.
Two Shot Chicago Police Officers Released from Hospital
Two Chicago police officers who were shot in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood were released from the hospital today
Fifth District Court of Appeals Overrules Judge’s Anti-Gun Rhetoric
The Fifth District Appeals Court has ruled a Madison County judge to consider whether it’s constitutional to suspend gun permits of people who are the subjects of temporary or emergency orders of protection.
Does Illinois Require Live Range Fire to Get A CCW Permit?
Across the country, the number of concealed carry permit applicants has been on the rise, however from state to state the rules to receive said permit can be quite different. For example. some states require concealed carry applicants to prove their handgun competency by firing the handgun as a prerequisite to applying.
Dropped Firearm Leads to Headache for McHenry County Judge
In February of this year, there was a story of a person who left a loaded handgun at the Woodstock, Illinois post office. Nobody was able to find the owner and the story was thought to be through there, but recent reports indicate that this neglectful lost firearm has taken an interesting turn.
Illinois Open Carry Law
This article is meant to take a look at Illinois’s open carry laws so that you folks can get a better idea what is and is not legal in the state.
Chicago Gun Violence Deaths Eclipse 2015’s Numbers by August
The number of shooting deaths in Chicago has surpassed the total for the entirety of 2015, and there are still four months still to go in this year.
Illinois Looking to Change Who Has Say in State’s Gun Control
Illinois, and the Chicago region in particular has a huge problem with shootings at the moment, that is certain. Illinois also has a huge problem with legislation in regard to doing something about shootings. It seems that the state cannot get together and come up with a proposal that satisfies safety without trampling on rights.
The State of Concealed Carry in Illinois
Noticeably absent, though, you would think would be Cook County, due to the high population of Chicago, and while there are over 47,000 concealed carriers in the county, its population is precisely why it not only isn’t in the top 25 counties
Illinois: The County With The Highest Concealed Carry Rate in the State
A recent Reboot Illinois report, released on July 20th has listed the counties in Illinois which have the highest concealed carry permit populations. Topping the list in licenses issued was, of course, Cook County. The state’s highest populated county issued 47,000 concealed carry permits over the last year, but ranked dead last in permits issued […]